PT-2023-13889 · Fortinet · Forticlient

Published 2023-11-14 · Updated 2023-11-20 · CVE-2022-40681

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) versions 6.4.0 through 6.4.9 Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) versions 6.2.0 through 6.2.9 Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.10

Description The issue is related to incorrect authorization in Fortinet FortiClient, allowing an attacker to cause denial of service by sending a crafted request to a specific named pipe.

Recommendations For versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For versions 6.4.0 through 6.4.9, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For versions 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.10, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the specific named pipe until a patch is available.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-40681

Affected Products

Forticlient

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40681 · Vendor Advisory
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-299 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40681 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/60834 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1724491725610131472 · Twitter Post